In this article, let us simulate walking from the outer southern edge of the castle through the center to the tip.
Hachigata Castle was located in modern day Yorii Town in the northern part of Saitama Prefecture. The castle was prominent both when the Sengoku Period of the Kanto Region started and ended.
The enclosures on the northern ridge of Kiriyama Castle look isolated from the other mountains around, so it must have been the real final stronghold.
Regarding the ruins of Kitabatake Clan Hall, visiting them starts from when you enter the Taki area. If you go on the steep Nigaki Mountain Pass to the ruins, it may give you a good understanding of how the hall was protected by this natural hazard.
北畠氏館跡に関しては、多気地域に足を踏み入れた瞬間から館跡への訪問が始まっていると言えます。今でも険しい仁柿峠を通れば、自然の障壁によって館がいかに守られていたか理解できるでしょう。
The lord of the Kitabatake Clan reigned at the clan’s hall, called the Taki Palace. The hall had a great Japanese garden which still remains. The group eventually became a great warlord clan in the early 16th Century.
The trail to the Main Enclosure turns left or right, and then, a horizontal moat goes along it on the left. The other right side are vertical cliffs. That means the enemies were able to attack the enclosure only on this trail and the defenders would be able to focus on the spot.
本丸への山道は左右に曲がりますが、横堀が左側に沿って作られ、反対の右側は切岸による崖になっています。つまり、敵はこの山道からしか攻撃できないため、守備兵はこの地点に反撃を集中できるわけです。
The ruins of Mukai-Haguroyama Castle have been developed as part of the expansive Hakuho-zan Park including three mountains. The ruins are on one of which, Iwasaki-yama Mountain, which is 50 hectares in size.